Post by Sam on Sept 16, 2013 21:29:28 GMT -5
Character's Name: Lord Sammael Baratheon, the Lord of Storm's End and Master of the Stepstones
Character's Age: 62 (b. 638)
Character's Skills:
Expert2 Land Battle
Expert Intrigue
Noteworthy Long Blades
Apprentice Deception
Apprentice Lances
Novice Animal Handling
Novice Naval Battle
Beginner Espionage
Beginner Persuasion
Character's Description: Lord Sammael Baratheon was born in Storm's End, second son to the Lord, though his elder brother died after being thrown from his horse in 648. At eight, Sammael was sent to King's Landing, where he served four years as a page in the court of King Valarr I. At twelve he became the squire to Ser Rycherd Morrigen, who was widely reputed to be the fiercest knight in the Stormlands, and one of the greatest jousters anyone had seen in a generation. Sammael served seven years as a squire to Ser Rycherd before being knighted at nineteen, and while many other Knights may have given him his spurs long before, 'Stormcrow', as Ser Rycherd was known, was an exacting taskmaster and pushed the young man to the limit of his endurance and further. While under Ser Rycherd's tutelage, Sammael discovered women, and by the time he returned to Storm's End at nineteen, he bore in tow two daughters and a son, each borne by a different woman.
A years after earning his spurs, in 658, Sammael gained great notoriety across Westeros by winning the tournament held at Highgaden to celebrate his marriage to the eldest sister of the young Lord Bertram Tyrell. Some whispered that it was uncouth to participate in his own tournament but he rode anyway. There he unhorsed eleven landed Knights, eight petty lords, as well as two Lords Paramount and Ser Martyn Fossoway, the greatest jouster in the Reach. He crowned his new wife the Queen of Love and Beauty, and took home the massive champion's purse in addition to his dowry, as well as undying fame across Westeros, though it did not endear him to his father-in-law. In 660 he won a second tournament, in King's Landing, celebrating the coronation of King Aegon X, unhorsing four Knights of the Kingsguard, both Rycherd Morrigen and Martyn Fossoway again, as well as well over a dozen noted and famous jousters.
Lord Sammael travelled the tourney circuit for several years as a young knight, amassing a great deal of coin from capturing knights and selling them back their horses and armor, in addition to the prize purses. He returned to Storm's End periodically, at least half the time he would return with a new bastard in tow. His wife gave birth to a daughter nine months after their wedding night, but it was five years before she gave him another child, a black-haired boy that they named Oswyn. Two more boys and then two more girls followed over the next decade, although Lady Baratheon died delivering the final girl in 674.
Lord Sammael spent much of his 30s in the Dornish Marches, campaigning with the border lords there against the Rhoynish raiders that were a constant threat coming out of the mountains to the south. Borders rarely changed in the Dornish Marches, but scores of men died on each side each year, in one conflict or another. In the 680s, after his father died and he assumed the Lordship of Storm's End, Lord Sammael turned his gaze toward the Steptstones, and began an campaign to wrest the westernmost islands from the grip of Tyrosh and Myr. His endeavors were mostly successful, with warships financed by his tournament winnings taking to the sea and sweeping aside their enemies under the command of Sammael's brother, Ser Yohn. In 690, when King Aegon died and King Maelys ascended to the throne, the new King also took an interest in the Stepstones, and a greater war was joined to conquer them. Since then, Lord Sammael returned to Storm's End periodically but has spent the greater bulk of his time at the front, campaigning.
Character's Reputation: Lord Baratheon has a fearsome reputation as a commander of men; few are his equal on the battlefield. He was known as a prodigious swordsman and lancer in his youth, though his skills have noticeably declined with age in recent years. Despite his brusque warrior's exterior, he masks a cunning mind that many a men have died for underestimating. His greatest weakness is women, and he is well known as a dangerous man to be left alone with one's wife, or sister, or daughter. Of his eight bastard children, five were fathered on women of high birth, each one causing something of a scandal when the pregnancy was discovered.
Character's Skill Increases:
The War for the Stepstones
Scenario: Making Friends & Influencing People
Character's Age: 62 (b. 638)
Character's Skills:
Expert2 Land Battle
Expert Intrigue
Noteworthy Long Blades
Apprentice Deception
Apprentice Lances
Novice Animal Handling
Novice Naval Battle
Beginner Espionage
Beginner Persuasion
Character's Description: Lord Sammael Baratheon was born in Storm's End, second son to the Lord, though his elder brother died after being thrown from his horse in 648. At eight, Sammael was sent to King's Landing, where he served four years as a page in the court of King Valarr I. At twelve he became the squire to Ser Rycherd Morrigen, who was widely reputed to be the fiercest knight in the Stormlands, and one of the greatest jousters anyone had seen in a generation. Sammael served seven years as a squire to Ser Rycherd before being knighted at nineteen, and while many other Knights may have given him his spurs long before, 'Stormcrow', as Ser Rycherd was known, was an exacting taskmaster and pushed the young man to the limit of his endurance and further. While under Ser Rycherd's tutelage, Sammael discovered women, and by the time he returned to Storm's End at nineteen, he bore in tow two daughters and a son, each borne by a different woman.
A years after earning his spurs, in 658, Sammael gained great notoriety across Westeros by winning the tournament held at Highgaden to celebrate his marriage to the eldest sister of the young Lord Bertram Tyrell. Some whispered that it was uncouth to participate in his own tournament but he rode anyway. There he unhorsed eleven landed Knights, eight petty lords, as well as two Lords Paramount and Ser Martyn Fossoway, the greatest jouster in the Reach. He crowned his new wife the Queen of Love and Beauty, and took home the massive champion's purse in addition to his dowry, as well as undying fame across Westeros, though it did not endear him to his father-in-law. In 660 he won a second tournament, in King's Landing, celebrating the coronation of King Aegon X, unhorsing four Knights of the Kingsguard, both Rycherd Morrigen and Martyn Fossoway again, as well as well over a dozen noted and famous jousters.
Lord Sammael travelled the tourney circuit for several years as a young knight, amassing a great deal of coin from capturing knights and selling them back their horses and armor, in addition to the prize purses. He returned to Storm's End periodically, at least half the time he would return with a new bastard in tow. His wife gave birth to a daughter nine months after their wedding night, but it was five years before she gave him another child, a black-haired boy that they named Oswyn. Two more boys and then two more girls followed over the next decade, although Lady Baratheon died delivering the final girl in 674.
Lord Sammael spent much of his 30s in the Dornish Marches, campaigning with the border lords there against the Rhoynish raiders that were a constant threat coming out of the mountains to the south. Borders rarely changed in the Dornish Marches, but scores of men died on each side each year, in one conflict or another. In the 680s, after his father died and he assumed the Lordship of Storm's End, Lord Sammael turned his gaze toward the Steptstones, and began an campaign to wrest the westernmost islands from the grip of Tyrosh and Myr. His endeavors were mostly successful, with warships financed by his tournament winnings taking to the sea and sweeping aside their enemies under the command of Sammael's brother, Ser Yohn. In 690, when King Aegon died and King Maelys ascended to the throne, the new King also took an interest in the Stepstones, and a greater war was joined to conquer them. Since then, Lord Sammael returned to Storm's End periodically but has spent the greater bulk of his time at the front, campaigning.
Character's Reputation: Lord Baratheon has a fearsome reputation as a commander of men; few are his equal on the battlefield. He was known as a prodigious swordsman and lancer in his youth, though his skills have noticeably declined with age in recent years. Despite his brusque warrior's exterior, he masks a cunning mind that many a men have died for underestimating. His greatest weakness is women, and he is well known as a dangerous man to be left alone with one's wife, or sister, or daughter. Of his eight bastard children, five were fathered on women of high birth, each one causing something of a scandal when the pregnancy was discovered.
Character's Skill Increases:
The War for the Stepstones
Scenario: Making Friends & Influencing People
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